She's also been heavily involved in getting the Mother's Day Classic up and going in the Northern Territory.

The cause is one very close to Kristy's heart.

"My mother was diagnosed a few years ago at a very young age with triple negative breast cancer. It turned our whole world upside down very quickly. Her sister was then diagnosed with the same breast cancer at 40 with two young boys."

It's been a long journey through chemo and other treatment, and it continues for Kristy's mother.

"In two weeks, my mum has to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstruction, which her sister will as well. It was put as bluntly to my mother that she wouldn't see her grandchildren if she didn't have the operation. "

Kristy also had to go through the process of being tested for breast cancer, even at the age of 24.

"I had to be tested because the chances of me getting breast cancer with that gene were as high as 87%. As a young woman, waiting to find out if you have a genetic trait that will dictate a lot of your life is a big thing."

Fortunately for Kristy, the news was good.

"It was such a relief. But I don't know what my cousins' results will be and that's something we'll have to find out one day."

"It's not a disease that discriminates and it's good that people know that young women are going through these tests as well and have that shadow over their heads. Hopefully this all encourages more research and testing to catch it early and stop women from dying from it."

The Mother's Day Classic is a four kilometre fun run or walk, to celebrate mother's day and also raise funds for breast cancer research.